Game-board.



D. W. HEYDON.

GAME BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.7, 1907.

9%, 97 Patented May 25, 1909.

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DRURY W. HEYDON, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

GAME-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern.-

I Be it known that I, DRURY W. HEYDON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane, State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Boards; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a game board.

The object of my invention is to provide a parlor game board of approvedconstruction and in carrying out the object of my invention I use a gameboard divided into a predetermined number of squares and a set of men orplayers, these latter being represented by two sets of disks ofdifierent colors.

In the accompanying drawin s I shown in'Figure 1 a view of the fields asused in my invention. Fig. 2 represents one'of the men or game piecesenlarged as used in my invention. Fig. 3 shows the semispherical cupemployed to carry one of the game pieces. Fig. 4 is an enlargedsectional detail of the semi-spherical cup with one of the men therein.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I provide a game board havingtwo fields A-B divided into 11x11 squares and extending from thecentrally positioned three squares at the outer end of each field A andB are the goals a and b as shown. Equally dividing this board into thetwo fields A and B is a heavy central line at.

The men or game pieces consist of two sets of disks, one preferablycolored white and the other preferably colored blue, andeach set ofdisks is marked consecutively from 1 to 11 so that in connection withthis board 22 men or game pieces are used.

The ball is represented by a semispherical cup K, preferably of spunbrass, having an extending collar D, of a diameter lar er than the gameiece over which the co ar of the bal is p aced, the shoulder E forming astop for the game iece, as shown in Fig. 3. This collar is part y cutaway, as shown at F, at two opposite points s0 that the game piece maybe readily grasped.

The object of the invention is to approximate a foot-ball game, and themen of the defensive side are so positioned that the player of theopposite men cannot readily Specification of Letters Patent. vApplication filed December 7, 1907. Serial No. 405,545.

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reach his goal. This game is intended to be played by two or moreparties.

In referring to Fig. 1, for instance, the game board is shown with themen of the two sides distributed and placed as at the beginning of thegame. The men upon the field B are alined adjacent the inner line oftheir field which is the central heavy line m and the cup or ball K isrepresented squarely on the field line 90. Prior to starting the gameeach set of the men includes one disk marked 11 and these disks 11represent the captains or king pieces, and the disk 11'of the sidehaving the ball, is inserted within the ball K. From this it will beseen that one side has the ball and ten players, numbered 1 to 10inclusive while the opposite side has 11 men, the disk number 11, whichis inserted in the ball on the defensive side being counted as one ofthe layers. In Fig. 1 the 11 side u on the field the e eventh man isdiately opposite the ba the ninth and tenth men being distributed two suares to the rear and one at the right and" eft of the central line ofsquares, while the eighth man is positioned four squares in the rear ofthe leading eleventh man, while the sixth and seventh men are againposilayers of the defensive are so distributed that tioned onesquare tothe rear and two to the right and left of the eighth man, the fifth manin turn being positioned two s uares in the rear of the eighth man, whie' the second and third men are in alinement with the ninth and tenthmen but seven squares to the rear and three squares to the right andleft of the men 2 and 3 are the men 1 and 4 respectively.

The object of the player holding the ball is to move it so as to reachhis opponents goal, the other player, striving to prevent this. Inscoring, if the ball passes over the opposing line outside of the goalit counts one point for the player; for going into the goal a score offive points is counted. At the end of fifteen minutes if no score ismade by either side a new start is taken from the center of the board.At the end of thirty minutes, the player having the-highest score is thewinner of the game.

I In every game the ball always moves first. Each player possesses theball ternately whether the last game was won or 11c ositioned imme-vlost by him. In the movements the ball can be carried forward orsidewise but never backward. All men maybe moved in any direction thoughno man nor the ball can be moved more than one square at a time. Theside that has the ball can move three men besides the ball while theopposite side can move four men. If the ball cannot be moved forward onesquare or space in five moves the other player takes the ball andproceeds with the play, the opponent placing the ball four spaces to theright or left in line with the former position. If the former positionwas close to the side line the opposite side may be chosen. If neitherside scores within fifteen minutes a new start must be made from thecenter of the board, and it is to be understood that no jumping overmen-1s allowed.

While I have confined myself to two fields divided into 242 squares andhave designated two sets of men of eleven each, I do not What isclaimed, is:

wish to confine myself to these values or numbers as these may bechanged without 1. A game apparatus for playing imitation foot balconsisting of a board divided into a plurality of squares equal innumber at each side of a central dividing line, a plurahty of 1 menmovable over the board and arranged in two sets equal in number and ofdifierent colors, and a cup member representing the ball and adapted toengage over one of the men.

2. A game apparatus for playing imitation foot ball consistlng of aboard divided into a plurality of squares equal in number at each sideof a central dividing line, a plurality of men movable over the boardand arranged in two sets equal in number and of difierent colors, and acup member representing the 11 and formed with a lateral flange and withoppositely disposed recesses in the flange, said cup adapted to engageover one of the men.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

DRUR-Y W. HEYDON. Witnesses:

JOHN S. HEYDON, H. M. ADAMS.

